https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/22/...-social-media-companies-anti-trust-violations A draft executive order targets social media companies for anti-trust violations A draft executive order from the White House surfaced last night that would direct federal authorities to “thoroughly investigate whether any online platform has acted in violation of the antitrust laws.” However, White House officials say that the document hasn’t gone through any sort of formal policymaking process. http://fortune.com/2018/09/22/executive-order-google-facebook/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/tech...book-google-twitter-with-new-executive-order/ White House distances itself from reports that Trump could target Facebook, Google and Twitter with a new executive order In a Aug. 28 tweet, President Trump accused Google of “suppressing voices of Conservatives.” In response, the search engine said its searches aren’t biased. (Elyse Samuels, Patrick Martin/The Washington Post) The White House sought to distance itself Saturday from reports that President Trump is considering an executive order that would subject tech giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter to federal investigations for alleged political bias. For weeks, top tech companies have been on edge, fearing that the Trump administration could...
https://www.businessinsider.com/whi...-investigate-google-facebook-antitrust-2018-9 "Whether reading news or looking for local businesses, citizens rely on search, social media, and other online platforms to provide objective and reliable information to shape a host of decisions ranging from consumer purchases to votes in elections. Because of their critical role in American society, it is essential that American citizens are protected from anticompetitive acts by dominant online platforms. Vibrant competition in the online ecosystem is essential to ensuring accountability for the platforms that hold so much sway over our economy and democratic process." "… Executive departments and agencies with authorities that could be used to enhance competition among online platforms (agencies) shall, where consistent with other laws, use those authorities to promote competition and ensure that no online platform exercises market power in a way that harms consumers, including through the exercise of bias." "... Not later than 30 days from the date of this order, agencies shall submit to the Director of the National Economic Council an initial list of (1) actions each agency can potentially take to protect competition among online platforms and address online platform bias." expecting red for FB and GOOG?